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When Jesus was preparing to miraculously feed the 5,000, He turned to Phillip and asked, “Where can we buy bread to feed all these people?” The verse continued, “He was testing Phillip, for he already knew what he was going to do.” Phillip responded, “Even if we...
In prayer, an image developed that was shocking, to say the least. It was of a body bag, the kind used by a coroner to transport a dead body from a place of death to a morgue. As I continued to pray, the dead body within the bag began to rustle. Then I began to hear...
Thirty years ago, Jan and I were in Toledo, Spain. The architecture of the city is stunning revealing remnants of historic Spain. I knew in the city some of the world’s most gifted artisans created the finest chef knives made from the best steel. I found an old...
I recently posted the following on my Facebook wall: "Missional" is a buzz word in church leadership circles. According to the Book of Acts, is it possible to be 'missional' without a visible demonstration of God's supernatural signs and wonders?” I asked this...
When a believer prays with the authority and power of Jesus Christ, our prayers have the ability to change the environment into which we are praying. Because we are God's children we carry a creative familial voice that can replicate the sound of our Father's voice....
In Matthew 21: 13 Jesus said, "My Temple will be called a house of prayer." In this scripture Jesus is dealing with people who had turned the physical Temple into a merchandising center that cheated and demeaned people and misrepresented the heart of God. This upset...
Several years ago I was in Indianapolis for a training event and had the pleasure of having lunch with Bob Logan. Bob is well-known in church circles for developing leadership training and church planting materials that are considered some of the best around. During...
This morning I was on my Twitter account and saw that some people on the other side of the globe had already begun to celebrate the New Year. Here on the West Coast of the United States we are still several hours away from 2011. Each New Year's Eve I make sure to be...
If you know me you know that I was a cop prior to becoming a pastor. That part of my life was over 30 years ago. The police experience never really leaves you, it just gets toned down and will always remain in some form. My wife calls me a protector. I go into a...
This morning I was hiking in the hills above my home like I do each week. I have hiked these trails for the past 8 years and come away from these times refreshed. Normally, I am a very observant person. Maybe this is because 30 years ago I was a police officer and you...
REFLECTING LEAF 11-3-10 On a hike this morning in the hills above Jacksonville I saw a fallen leaf shaped like a bowl filled with rainwater becoming a reflecting mirror of my face as I sought the face of God.TOWARDS FOREVER 12-11-10Like toy soldiers marching,wound up...
2011 will be a year of change and transition within the Church. This change and transition has already taken place in the spiritual realm. In the coming year these changes will become visible within the Church in greater measure. I am seeing four areas of change and...
Sociologists and cultural pollsters don't work with initial revelation - they study the history of past events. Those who leave a mark in this life walk into a developing history that is uncharted and undefined. Our heroes of faith are those who stepped into places...
On a hike this morning in the hills above Jacksonville I saw a fallen leaf shaped like a bowl filled with rainwater becoming a reflecting mirror of my face as I sought the face of God.
Poised and suspended now attached to what is known, familiar, doable. A release is coming, a falling and a rising up to meet me, of something new and undefined. Needing, even wanting, to see the release, trembling like a water droplet hanging on clinging amidst the...